N. L. M. A. Directors Meet at Longview, Wash.

The midsummer meeting of the Boarcl of Directors, Na- tional Lumber Manufacturers Association, at Longview, Washington, on Thursday, August 8, was followed. o"n August 9 by a meeting of the Trade Extension Executive Committee.

Financial and administrative reports occupied the attention of the Directors on Thursday, followed by reports and proposalstelating to trade exteniion work, advertising, the National Committee on Wood Utilization. and reoorts"from the following Bureaus : Treated Wood 'Service, Wooden Box, and lfome Modernizing.

"Tree-Mark" and Grade-marked lumber was discussed, and the National Certified Shipment Plan with use of tally cards or.shipment certificates under license from Regional Associations was considered. Under the heading ,,Limber Demand and Consumption Surveys" the subje&s for discussion included Plans and Facilities. Coooeration with Government and private, agencies and Committee organiza- tion. This matter has. been given much considerat-ion by the officers under the initiative of the Secretary-Manag.i, Wilson Compton.

A proposed declaration of policy on the National Forestry Program was discussed by th-e Directors, also consideration of the "Timber Conservation Board" and Federal appropriations of interest to the lumber industry.

_ An enlarged service program of the National Lumber Manufacturers Credit Corporation was considered, also rec-